Eating foods that promote good health — particularly nuts, fruits, vegetables and whole grains — benefits the environment, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Eating foods that some experts believe are harmful to health — particularly processed and unprocessed red meat — damages the environment, the study also found. The authors of the study, a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota and Oxford University, say their study offers the first comprehensive look at the effects of specific foods on both human health and the environment. “This study shows that eating healthier also means eating more sustainably,” said David Tilman , the study’s senior author and a professor of ecology, evolution and behavior at the University of Minnesota, in a released statement . “Normally, if a food product is good for one aspect of a person’s health, it’s better for the other health outcomes as well. The same holds for environme...
